S.I. No. 479/1997 -- Maintenance Allowances (Increased Payment) Regulations, 1997
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S.I. No. 479/1997: MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES (INCREASED PAYMENT) REGULATIONS, 1997 |
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MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES (INCREASED PAYMENT) REGULATIONS, 1997 |
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The Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers vested in him by Section 5 and Section 44 (subsection 5) of the Health Act, 1947 , (No. 28 of 1947), as adapted by the Health (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order (S.I. 308 of 1997), hereby makes the following regulations: |
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1. These regulations may be cited as the Maintenance Allowances (Increased Payment) Regulations, 1997. |
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2. Where a person is or becomes entitled to payment under sub-section (3) of Section 44 of the Health Act, 1947 in accordance with the Infectious Diseases (Maintenance Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 234 of 1997 ), any amount so payable in respect of the week ending 5 December, 1997 to or in respect of himself or his dependants shall be increased by a sum equal to seventy per cent of that amount or £20.00 whichever is the greater. |
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health and Children this 28th day November, 1997. |
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Brian Cowen, |
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Minister for Health and Children |
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The Minister for Finance consents to these Regulations. |
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 3rd day December, 1997. |
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Charlie McCreevy |
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MINISTER FOR FINANCE |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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The effect of these Regulations is to increase, in respect of the week ending 5 December, 1997 the maximum weekly rate of maintenance allowance payable under Section 44 of the Health Act, 1947 by a sum equal to seventy per cent of that amount or £20.00, whichever is the greater. |
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